Electrification in Denmark.

Electrification of the suburban tracks of the Danish State Railways in the neighbourhood of the capital, Copenhagen, has revolutionised passenger transport in this corner of Europe. Working on the 1,500 volts direct-current system, with overhead transmission, the first route to be electrified in Denmark is the 16-mile section between Copenhagen and Klampenborg, with a short branch to Holte. Initially, there are being operated over these lines forty-two motor cars and twenty-one trailer cars, these being made up into trains on the familiar multiple unit arrangement according to traffic needs. The electrical equipment for the cars has been supplied by the English Electric Company Ltd., of Stafford, while the car bodies have been built locally.

A world-famed Scottish landmark—historic Edinburgh Castle.

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